Wentz v. . Black

75 N.C. 491

• Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
• Decided: June 5, 1876
• Status: Published

Opinion

Pearson, C. J.

We see no error in the ruling of his Honor, and affirm the judgment for the reasons given by him. The witness, Elliott, had his opinion, not on the general character of Black’s handwriting, but on a difference in the letter “ k ” from his usual signature. After the defendant’s counsel liad fortified his witness by exhibiting to him two genuine signatures, it surely was only fair play to permit the plaintiff’s counsel to attack him by exhibiting to the -witness other signatures of Black, admitted to be genuine, either to make him change his opinion or to weaken his confidence in it, so that from his manner th ury coud see that his opinion was not to be relied on. This was fair, and there is no rule of evidence to the contrary.

No erro

Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed.